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What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What planets don't have moons?
Mercury and Venus
What is the "Red Planet"?
Mars
Name the rocky planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Name the giant planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Saturn
How many rings does Saturn have?
7 large rings
What are the Ice Giants?
Uranus and Neptune
What are Earth’s neighboring planets?
Name Mars' moons
Phobos and Deimos
What is the name of the biggest volcano in the solar system?
Olympus Mount
What is the Great Red Spot?
It's a big storm in Jupiter
How many moons does Jupiter have?
95 officially recognized moons
One day on Saturn goes by in just ________
10.7 hours
What are the Uranus' atmosphere components?
methane, hydrogen, and helium
What are Neptune's components?
water, ammonia, and methane
A year on Venus lasts _______
225 Earth days.
What does Venus' atmosphere do?
It traps heat and makes Venus very hot.
How does Uranus spin?
It spins on its side.
What is the difference between the rocky and giant planets apart from size?
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Name the planets that have moons and the planets that don't
Moons: Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
No moons: Mercury, Venus
Similarities between Jupiter and Saturn
They are made of hydrogen and helium
What similarities do Venus and Uranus have?
They spin in the opposite direction as Earth and most other planets.
Name the planets in order of size.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter